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Guardra vs Snyk
Guardra vs Snyk
Developer-first code security, at a SaaS pricetag.
The honest take
Snyk pioneered developer-first security but was built before the AI era — their agent security story is bolt-on, their auto-fix is templated, and their pricing scales unfavorably with repo count.
Teams migrate from Snyk to Guardra when they add AI agents to their product and realize Snyk doesn't audit prompts, tool calls, memory, or outputs — the places most incidents now happen.
| Capability | Guardra | Snyk |
|---|---|---|
| AI agent auditing (prompts, memory, tools, outputs) | Native | |
| OWASP LLM Top 10 coverage | 100% | |
| SAST / SCA / IaC / containers | Included | Included |
| Secret scanning (history + runtime) | Included | Extra product (GitGuardian-like) |
| AI auto-fix PRs with regression tests | Included | Templated fixes only |
| False-positive rate | < 5% | ~30% |
| Compliance evidence (SOC 2, ISO, HIPAA, EU AI Act) | Auto-generated | Not included |
| Agent trace replay | Included | |
| Pricing model | Flat tiers | Per-developer + per-project |
Why teams switch
- You ship AI agents and Snyk can't audit them.
- You want one tool instead of Snyk + GitGuardian + Vanta.
- Your Snyk FP rate is burning reviewer time.
- Your Snyk bill has tripled with your headcount.
See it in your own repo
Most migrations take a day. Run Guardra side-by-side with Snyk on one repo — keep whatever wins.